28 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1940
Page
1
Britain confirms the liner Empress of Britain has been lost after an air attack and subsequent sinking. A NBC broadcast reports 598 survivors out of 643 aboard, with salvage under way but the ship later blowing up and going down.
RAF bombers attacked the Skoda armament works at Pilsen in Czecho-Slovakia and hit a Lorient power station. Coastal Command also struck Querqueville and German oil refineries as German raids hit England and Wales. London endured brief daylight alarms after a night of widespread bombing with limited casualties reported.
Athens reports Italian land and air assaults after Metaxas rejects Italy’s ultimatum. Britain pledges unlimited support. Greece mobilizes fully and blocks a Turkish alignment. Patras and Piraeus bombed. 4 killed, 17 injured as air raids hit Athens and ports.
Roosevelt plans northern New Jersey and New York City rallies ending at Madison Square Garden. Willkie schedules Illinois Indiana and Kentucky stops with Louisville speech to close. He faults New Deal housing programs as bogged down while promising faster slum clearance and denounces administration. Ambassadors and labor leaders weigh in as campaign heats up.
Tuesday stage set for the national manpower lottery to fix the order of call for millions of young men over the next five years. Capsules sealed in vaults and the World War era glass bowl await the noon start with guards posted and officials predicting a 12 hour process. Local boards have shuffled and posted numbers from about 17 million registrations, while production needs take priority in deferment decisions.
Eureka Illinois reports two relatives of Oto Wagner, a Romania merchant, living 20 miles apart, used him as a go between. Wagner received a letter from his brother in Romania asking about news of their nephew in Cernauti. He sent a cablegram to the nephew and the reply was Good Health, relayed back to the brother.
The 366 foot Alaska liner ran aground on the Elliott Bay shore 20 miles south of Prince Rupert at 12 30 a m PST. The ship listed 20 degrees to port as passengers escaped in lifeboats and reached shore uninjured though cold and oil covered.
EAST LIVERPOOL 21-year-old mill hand Homer Brown died from pistol wounds inflicted by special officer Victor Dobbs who fired when two youths were seen near the prostrate Eu gene Dickey. Dickey said he was blackjacked by robbers. A second man was held on suspicion.
Columbus Atty. Gen. Thomas J. Herbert ruled that electors cannot vote for a presidential candidate of one party and a vice presidential candidate of the opposing party on the separate Ohio presidential ballot at the November election. He said the ruling does not apply to the state county ballot.
Pope Pius XII declares November 24 a day of holy masses and public prayer to be offered worldwide for the present needs of human society. The call urges faithful to unite in prayer and reflection across all nations and churches.
Columbus Dispatch statewide results show Willkie leading with 43 394 votes, Roosevelt 38 764, Bricker 46 662, Davey 30 000. Youngstown Vindicator reports Mahoning and nearby counties tally Roosevelt 3 320, Willkie 3 960, Bricker 4 657, Davey 2 948.
Lucas Robert a 27 year old bartender was held for questioning in the shooting of Charles Lawrence a 29 year old soldier home on leave from Fort Knox Kentucky Lawrence was wounded accidentally at a tavern in Blue Ball village Deputy Sheriff Arthur E Linkins quoted Roberts as saying.
New York crowds surged to 537,952 on the final World’s Fair day as attendance for the event reached 45,008,385 paid admissions. Backers expect to recover about 38 cents on the dollar. total construction cost ran to $155,080,000.
Cleveland physicians report 17 year old William Davis survived a head wound after a .32 caliber bullet pierced his scalp and exited the opposite side following an attack by two men.
Informants report British forces occupy Crete and a nearby airdrome off Corfu after a fierce naval clash likely between British and Italian ships. Turkish troop movements into Thrace and eastern Greece claim unconfirmed. Italian air raids hit The Corinth Tatai airdrome near Athens and Patras with four dead and 17 wounded.
Two of the four inmates who overpowered a guard and escaped Warrensville workhouse were recaptured. William Brown, 20, was spotted by Guard William Allen walking along a road. Jack Linn, 24, was identified by a street car label on his collar and taken into custody by Detective Thomas White.
The war column weighs Mussolini's attack on Greece as a possible prelude to a broader Axis thrust toward the Dardanelles. Turkey's decision, Russian stance, and potential Allied responses loom large, with a Gibraltar strike also plausible as part of a wider Mediterranean strategy.
A French foreign ministry spokesman said Marshal Petain received from President Roosevelt a personal message that could be disclosed only by Petain due to its private character. The note, likely about talks with Hitler, arrived secretly. Pierre Laval became foreign minister, succeeding Baudouin, and led a cabinet emergency session before heading to Paris to engage with axis partners.
Ottawa reports 140 crewmen are believed lost from the 171 aboard the Canadian destroyer Margaree after she collided with a merchant vessel and sank in the North Atlantic on October 22. The loss reduces Canada’s destroyer tally to 12.
Cincinnati police announce a first degree murder indictment against Guy Willie Ponder 27 for the fatal slashing of Clarence Stevens 10. Detective Chief Emmett D. Kirgan says the dishwasher cited an urge to kill and Ponder is to be arraigned tomorrow morning.
Josephine Marie Kline drowned yesterday near New Carlisle in Springfield region. The incident safety response and further details are pending official report.
Greece sought aid from Britain and Turkey as Italy pressed a 1939 pledge of support into action. Metaxas ordered full mobilization with Greece’s army estimated over 100000, Greek defenses at the Metaxas Line, while Italian ultimatum and Albanian frontier incidents fueled fears of escalation.
The defense commission will revive stagnant industries in Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania. Field representatives will gather information on available facilities and personnel for national defense orders to accelerate production.
CIO official Richard E. Reisinger said 1,860 workers at a mass meeting rejected White Motor Co. proposed contract. The firm with 2,400 workers faces a closed shop demand, higher wages, and paid vacations as the union presses for terms amid big government army orders.
Detective Oscar O. Loos, 48, died yesterday, ending a 20 year career with the Columbus police force. He served with the department in the city for two decades.
Temple Texas obituary notes Dr A C Scott Sr aged 75, renowned in cancer diagnosis and treatment, died last night.
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